Herbert Arthur DRAWBRIDGE
Date of Birth:
20 Mar 1882
Date of Death:
1 Aug 1960
Herbert was born at Colchester, Essex, England.
He married Mabel Phillips (born at Christchurch in 1883) at Wellington in 1909.
They had two daughters & one son.
The son, Herbert Jnr was killed in action in France. He was a Flying Officer RNZAF, 97 Squadron RAF.
A son-in-law, William Tustin, also served in WW2.
Herbert started out as a salesman in Wellington. He was in Queen St, Levin as a Boot Shop proprietor from 1918-1919.
He then moved to Blenheim as a boot importer returning to Wellington by 1935 working for NZ Railways and then retiring to Raumati Beach.
Relatives mentioned in profile:
Herbert Arthur Drawbridge, Samuel Drawbridge, Louisa Stickney, Mabel Florence Phillips, Robert Phillips, Elizabeth Mary Phillips, Mabel Joyce Drawbridge, Cedric John Courtney, Sidney Alfred Kerr, Constance Anzac Kerr, Betty Ursula Louisa Drawbridge, William Ross Tustin, Herbert John Drawbridge.